About Barka Dhab Village

Barka Dhab is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 441 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Barka Dhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka Dhab village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dumaria
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	900
Male Population	441
Female Population	459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barka Dhab compares

By the 2011 count Barka Dhab is the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Barka Dhab

Barka Dhab is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barka Dhab as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barka Dhab from other places

Barka Dhab lies about 77 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barka Dhab
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	3.8 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	33 km
Nearest railway station	Kajrat Nawadih	38 km
District headquarters	Gaya	77 km

Villages closest to Barka Dhab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumaria tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Barka Dhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka Dhab village had a population of 900. That makes it the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Barka Dhab village has 441 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka Dhab has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Barka Dhab covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barka Dhab falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barka Dhab is Kajrat Nawadih, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barka Dhab.

Barka Dhab is about 77 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka Dhab is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 3.8 km away. Nabīnagar is about 33 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.